And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Ver. 4. A hundred forty and four thousand] A competent company. Not so many as the locusts, Revelation 9:3, and yet more than most thought they had been.
Verse Revelation 7:4. _I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED_] In the number of 144,000 are included all the _Jews_ converted to Christianity; 12,000 out of each of the twelve tribes: but this...
AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED - He does not say where he heard that, or by whom it was communicated to him, or when it was done. The material point is, that he heard it; he did not...
CHAPTER 7 Revelation 7:1 . This is the first parenthesis. It must not be taken chronologically. The six seal judgments extend over the entire period of the ending age. The rider upon the white horse...
THE SEALING OF THE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR THOUSAND. Revelation 7:1. Four angels are here represented as holding the winds, which are to bring disaster upon the world, in leash, until the seal of prot...
THE FOUR WINDS WITHHELD. While the sixth seal may be styled the seal of _Revolution,_ the mighty changes of this period are not all violent. If the reader will turn to the seventh chapter he will fin...
And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand were sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel. Of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe...
RESCUE AND REWARD (Revelation 7:1-3)...
THEM WHICH WERE. the. AN HUNDRED, &C. See App-197. CHILDREN. App-108....
The Sealing of the 144,000, Revelation 7:4-8 4. _an hundred_and _forty_and _four thousand_ As there are twelve tribes, so in each tribe there are to be twelve thousands: possibly with a reminiscence o...
THE SEALING OF THE 144,000...
ἙΚΑΤῸΝ ΤΕΣΣΕΡΆΚΟΝΤΑ ΤΈΣΣΑΡΕΣ ΧΙΛΙΆΔΕΣ. As there are twelve tribes, so in each tribe there are to be twelve thousands: possibly with a reminiscence of the primitive political and military organisation,...
_THE SERVANTS ARE SEALED REVELATION 7:4-8:_ The picture is that of 144,000 redeemed ones being sealed. They are the saved, not just physical Jews. Many of the fleshly Jews had murdered the Messiah and...
ΉΚΟΥΣΑ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать, ΆΡΙΘΜΌΣ (G706) номер, ΤΕΣΣΕΡΆΚΟΝΤΆ ΤΈΣΣΑΡΕΣ ΧΙΛΙΆΔΕΣ (G5064; G5062; G5506) 144,000. Возможно, в данном случае имеется в виду число в буквальном смысл...
AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED:— "And hereupon, I heard a declaration of the number of those who were thus sealed by the Holy Ghost: and they who were thus perfectly known to Christ,...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 21 Text Revelation 7:1-8 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth,...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER VII SEALING OF GOD'S SERVANTS _Text (Revelation 7:1-17)_ 1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth,...
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Twelve is the number of the tribes, appropr...
__ Throne section-The 144,000 12 Compare Mat_24:29. 12 This cataclysm affects heaven as well as earth. There will be many quakes at the time of the end (Rev_8:5; Rev_8:11-13; Rev_8:19; Rev_16:18)....
THE REDEEMED Two visions interposed between the sixth and seventh seals. There are similar episodes between the sixth and seventh trumpets and bowls. 1-3. Four angels are holding in check the four wi...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 7 SECURITY AND *SALVATION - REVELATION 7:1-17 V1 After this, I saw four (4) *angels who stood at the four corners of the earth. The...
AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM... Translate, _And I heard the number of the sealed: there were a hundred and forty and four thousand sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel._ There are two or...
CHAPTER V. CONSOLATORY VISIONS. Revelation 7:1. SIX of the seven Seals have been opened by the "Lamb," who is likewise the "Lion of the tribe of Judah." They have dealt, in brief but pregnant senten...
After a pause, in which the sealing is supposed to have taken place, the writer hears that the number of the sealed is the stereotyped 144,000, twelve thousand from each of the twelve tribes of Israel...
THE MULTITUDE BEFORE THE THRONE Revelation 7:1 Before times of unusual trial God prepares for the safety of His people. See Genesis 7:1; Genesis 19:16;...
Under the sixth seal we have seen and heard the portents of coming divine intervention. At the sounding of the seventh seal these will be resumed. Chapter seven describes a pause, and first deals with...
That the 144,000 cannot be literal, fleshly Israel becomes quite apparent when we note the tribes of Ephraim and Dan are omitted. The number is obtained by multiplying 12 x 12 x 1000. Shelly says, "Si...
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: [and there were] sealed (5) an hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. (5) That is, of the Jews a number...
I heard the number of them that were sealed. By these determinate numbers need only be understood a great number of Jews converted and saved, though much greater was the number of the saved taken from...
(4) And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. (5) Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twe...
We have already seen the bearing of the seven churches to which the Lord was pleased to send the letters contained in the second and third Chapter s. We have found, I trust, substantial reason and amp...
The Redeemed In Peru I remember well a conversation I once had with a little old man who lived on the outskirts of the village where I had my parish. He lived in a miserable hut, with his only possess...
First, the perfect number of the remnant of Israel is sealed, before the providential instruments of God's judgments are allowed to act; 144,000 = 12 x 12 x 1000. They are secured for blessing accordi...
AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED,.... And therefore could be sure of the exact number, which did not depend upon his sight, and telling them, in which some mistake might have been made...
_And I heard the number of them, a hundred and forty and four thousand_ This single passage, says the bishop of Meaux, may show the mistake of those who always expect the numbers in the Revelation to...
A HUNDRED AND FORTY AND FOUR THOUSAND; a definite is here put for an indefinite, but very large number, who had embraced the gospel and were made partakers of divine grace, and thus were sealed by the...
AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED; AND THERE WERE SEALED AN HUNDRED AND FORTY AND FOUR THOUSAND OF ALL THE TRIBES OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL....
The total number of the sealed:...
TWO INTERVENING VISIONS This entire chapter intervenes between the sixth and seventh seals. Similarly, between the sixth and seventh trumpets, we shall see an even longer intervention (Revelation 10:1...
_ 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:_ A. The number of people who are sealed Isaiah 144,00...
1-8 In the figurative language of Scripture, the blowing of the four winds together, means a dreadful and general destruction. But the destruction is delayed. Seals were used to mark for each person...
Ver. 4-8. For the understanding of these five verses several things are to be noted. 1. That the whole number is one hundred and forty-four thousand, which is the product of twelve, as the original nu...
Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Ninth "Now, sir," I continued, "explain to me, with respect to the mountains, why their forms are various and diverse." "Listen," he said: "these mountains are the twelve...
Revelation 7:4 And G2532 heard G191 (G5656) number G706 sealed G4972 (G5772) hundred G1540 forty-four G5062...
‘And I heard the number of those who were sealed, a hundred and forty four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of Israel.' That this is made up of twelve times twelve thousand comes out...
Revelation 7:4-8. One or two subordinate points may be noticed before we ask who these sealed ones are. (1) There is no difficulty in determining the manner in which the number 144,000 is obtained. Fi...
THE NUMBER OF THE SEALED (τον αριθμον των εσφραγισμενων). Accusative case object of ηκουσα and genitive of the perfect passive articular participle of σφραγιζω. He did not see the sealing or count...
Revelation 7:1. _And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, no...
Revelation 7:1. _And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, no...
CONTENTS: A parenthetical chapter on the saved of the tribulation period. The remnant of Israel sealed. CHARACTERS: God, John, four angels. CONCLUSION: In the great time of unexampled trouble which i...
This whole chapter seems to be an episode, thrown in between the opening of the sixth and the seventh seal. Revelation 7:1. _And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of th...
AND I WAS TOLD THE NUMBER. John does not _see_ the number, he hears it! 144,000. Numbers have symbolic meanings [this was especially true with the ancient peoples]. This number (_144,000)_ is formed b...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 7:4 The selection and order of the 12 tribes suggest that the 144,000, SEALED FROM EVERY TRIBE OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL represent the church (see note on vv. 1–17 for a diff...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 7:1 There are three “interludes” in Revelation 1:1 (vv. Revelation 7:1;...
Four angels were standing on the four corners of the earth holding the four winds. This shows that all the agencies of nature, all the instruments of judgment, are in God's hand. Not a wind can blow,...
SEALING OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ THIS chapter is in the nature of an _episode_. Before the enemies of the gospel are finally destroyed, St. John sees the admission of be...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 7:1 AND AFTER THESE THINGS. Μετὰ τοῦτο, or, as some cursives read, μετὰ ταῦτα_, _is generally regarded as denoting the close of the sixth seal and the commencement of a new...
_4 AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED: AND THERE WERE SEALED AN HUNDRED AND FORTY AND FOUR THOUSAND OF ALL THE TRIBES OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL._ _ 5 OF THE TRIBE OF JUDA WERE SEALED TW...
In chapter four of the book of Revelation, we were taken into the heavenly scene where John beholds the throne of God, the cherubim about the throne as they worship God and the twenty-four elders as t...
Acts 26:7; Ezekiel 47:13; Ezekiel 48:19; Ezekiel 48:31; Genesis 15:5;
An hundred and forty and four thousand. Not literally, but the number symbolical of fixedness and full completion (12 x 12). The interpretations, as usual, vary greatly, dividing generally into two gr...
JEWISH OUTCOMERS FROM THE GREAT TRIBULATION Revelation 7:1; _Revelation 14:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are some people who see but one Rapture. For our part we see several. 1. THERE IS THE RAPTURE...
Of the children of Israel — To these will afterwards be joined a multitude out of all nations. But it may be observed, this is not the number of all the Israelites who are saved from Abraham or Moses...
Who are the 144,000 of whom John writes here? PROBLEM: In this passage, John mentions a specific group of 144,000 believers. Is this an exact number, and does it mean only this many will be saved? If...
Observe here, 1. That the true church is represented in this book by the name of the Jews, and the false church by the Gentiles; so that the tribes of the children of Israel is to be understood the wh...